Dooecheck



W. R. FENCE Feb. 3,'1931.

DOORCHECK Original Filed July 2, 1928 7.Pe7l0e Patented Feb. 3, 1931 l.i A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEv i WILLIAM ROY PENCE, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEEDOORCHECX Application filed July 2, 1928, Serial No. 289,750. RenewedDecember 20, 1930.

This invention relates to door` checks and the rod will move in a truehorizontal plane aims to provide a novel form of cheek em- Withoutdanger of binding. bodying a magnet including poles designed AssociatedWith the magnet is an iron plate to contact with an iron plate carriedby the 17 which is carried by the door or closure door to hold the doorin its open position, with which the check is used, the plate 17 56 bythe magnetic force of the device. i being secured to the door` by meansof the An important object of the' invention 1s screws 18, there beingprovided a layer of to provide means for retarding movement of rubber 19for insulating the plate 17 from the door as the door is swung intoengagethe door.

"d ment with the device, thereby preventing In the operation of thedevice when the 60 slamming of the door against the stop and the closureor door carrying the plate 17 is moved v resultant damage t0 the door,ICilIWtlIjdly t0 COIltaC Wltll the head 11, the

With the foregoing and other objects in rod 10 1s moved rearwardlv,moving the bar view7 which will appear as the description 14 out ofengagement Wththe magnet, re-

proceeds, thg invention resides in the Qoiyill'tlillg tllt. lllOVGmel'lt0f the dOOI t0 preventu bination and arrangement of parts and in 1 1ffrom slamming against the check when the details of constructionhereinafter de- S'Wlmg to its Open position. scribed and claimed, itbeing understood that It 1S ObVlOUS that Should the ClOOr be Pulled lchanges in the precise embodiment of the ilivily from the magnet, themagnetic forces o invention herein disclosed, may be made Willattractthe bar 14 returning it to its nor- 70 Within the scope of what isclaimed, Without 11ml POSltlOndeparting from the `spirit of theinvention. A COVer indicated at is positioned over Referring to thedrawing: the base and houses the magnet. Figure 1 is a view illustratingthe appli- I Clllm:

cation 0f the door check, A door check comprising a magnet having 75Figure 2 is a plan view of the door check. spaced poles, pins extendinginwardly from Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line the magnet, aIOCl spaced between the poles, 3 3 0f Figure Q a plate secured to therod and having open- Referring -to the drawing in detail, the lngs toreceive the pins, said plate being nor- 80 device includes a base 5formed Open- Hllllysllld lIltO engagelllent the 80 ings t0 receiveSecuring Screws whereby the at the base Of the pOleS, the lngI/letlfOICBS device may be secured to the floor surface at 0f the magnet, aPlate Secured t0 the dOOI and the point where it is desired to have thedoor fldflptd t0 be lttlilfted by the magnet, and Stand Open, said rodadapted to engage the plate secured 5 Mounted 0n the base 5, is arectangular tO the dOOI' t0 mOVe the IOd I`CilI`WaI`dly-aIld 85 magnet 6having Poles 7 and 8 respectively, break the COIlaCb bGtlVeGIl the FStmentlolled which are connected by means of the bar 9 Plate ilnCbmgnetformed of brass or other non-attractive met- In GSUHOIIY that I Cllinthe foregoing al. This bar 9 is formed With an opening deas my OWU Ihay@ hpreto "lxed my Signature fining a guide for the rod 10 which has aWILLIAM ROY PENCE- 9 head l1 at its outer end.

The rod is threaded at 12 and accommodates lock nuts 13 that arepositioned on opposite sides of the iron bars 14, the bar havy, 95

ing openings to accommodate the guide pins 15 which are formed of brassand secured to the magnet. An opening 16 is formed in the rear bar ofthe magnet and delines a guide 5o for the inner extremity of the rod 10,so that ino

